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The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
The fatt man knoweth not, what the leane thinketh.
Not a long day, but a good heart rids worke.
Not a long day, but a good heart rids worke.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
A fool bolts a door with a boiled carrot.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
By punishing men of talent we confirm their authority.
If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought
her daughter there.
If the mother had not beene in the oven, shee had never sought
her daughter there.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
Prayers and provender hinder no journey.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.
It's good walking with a horse in ones hand.
It's good walking with a horse in ones hand.
For man may pious texts repeat,
And yet religion have no inward seat.
For man may pious texts repeat,
And yet religion have no inward seat.